this day. The women who stood up for their rights in the 1930s have significantly affected the rights and responsibilities that women have in modern times in the United States. The rights that women had in the 1930s are shown in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird by the prejudices and expectations of women in Maycomb‚ Alabama. In the 1930s and early 1940s‚ women were mostly only housewives and mothers‚ but this changed as women began to demand more rights. Their role at home and in society was mainly
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD SPEECH “Some Negroes lie‚ some Negroes are immoral‚ some Negroes are not to be trusted around women – black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men”. That was a quote by Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is a man who always tries to do what is right. In the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ a major theme is racism. An innocent black man is unfairly charged for raping a white girl. Throughout the book we learn about Atticus’ views
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What is the determining factor of in one’s life? Many are hopeful enough to believe that each human has full control over their life. The events in the stories To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Romeo and Juliet and Anointed With Oils make it self-evident that a person’s life is determined by external influences. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee discusses many examples of injusticeness towards curtain characters through young Scout Finch. An exemplary example of this is innocent Tom Robinson who
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ELA 10-1 To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide Chapters 1 - 3 Name ___________________ The Facts Chapter 1 “That was the summer Dill came to us.” 1. In what state does the novel take place? _____________________________________________________________________ 2. What does the children’s father‚ Atticus Finch‚ do for a living? _____________________________________________________________________
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To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Jacob Salazar 5/17/11 3rd Pd. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird there are a lot of interesting people with different characters. There are those who are brave and those who are cowards. For example Atticus is the bravest character and his son Jem is also brave. On the other hand there are the disgraceful people like Bob Ewell who is the coward. There are several events that take place in the book that show the characteristics of each of these three characters
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay The character that I admire the most in To Kill A Mockingbird is Atticus Finch. I admire and look up to him the most because he is very honourable and unselfish. Atticus Finch‚ is appointed by a local judge to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white girl. Friends and neighbos objected when Atticus puts up a strong and spirited defense of behalf of the accused black man. Atticus renounces violence but stands up for what he believes in. He decides to
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Inequality in the Court System To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Harper Lee‚ the author‚ wrote this book in 1960 based on “the Scottsboro Boys” Trial of 1931 to 1937. This trial accused twelve Negro men‚ which Tom Robinson represents in the book‚ of raping a woman that is considered white trash [Mayella Ewell]. At the beginning of the novel‚ Harper Lee introduces a white lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ who is all about equality and angel-like moral
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Interpretive Essay To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel about a young girl‚ her brother‚ a close friend their adventures in finding Boo Radley‚ and growing up in a prejudiced society. The book’s main character‚ Jeane-Louise Finch‚ nicknamed Scout‚ is shown how cruel and unfair the world can be‚ especially southern Alabama during the Great Depression. The reader is given a very good idea of how difficult courage was to come by at this time. To Kill a Mockingbird portrays great courage‚ for
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee suggests that Scout’s innocence is somewhat tarnished throughout the novel. (Par. 4) After the incident with Bob Ewell during the Halloween play‚ all characters are faced with moral dilemma. At first‚ Atticus starts talking about Jem’s court case‚ as he believes that Jem is responsible for the murder of Mr. Ewell. Tate thinks that would be ridiculous‚ creating a story about Ewell falling on his knife and impaling himself. It is never formally recognized that
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Choose 2 of the texts we have studied and explain how each composer has successfully communicated their message to the responder. In the text To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and the ’I have a dream’ speech by Martin Luther King Jnr‚ both composers have conveyed strong messages that are communicated through narrative and oral techniques. These messages of courage and prejudice and discrimination are what the composer thought is necessary to write in order to change social attitudes towards
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